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Pieces of Her

By:
Karin Slaughter

Narrated by:
Kathleen Early

Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,536

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,279

Story

4 out of 5 stars
3,265

What if the person you thought you knew best turns out to be someone you never knew at all? Andrea Cooper knows everything about her mother, Laura. She knows Laura has spent nearly her whole life in the small beach town of Belle Isle, Georgia; she knows Laura's never wanted anything more than to lead a quiet, normal life in this conventional community; she knows Laura's a kind and beloved speech pathologist who helps others; she knows Laura's never kept a secret in her life. Andrea knows that Laura is everything she isn't - confident, settled, sure of herself.

OUTSTANDING BOOK!!

Skip this one

I love other Slaughter books but the characters in this are terrible. If she had given Andy a head injury maybe she would have been believable. Very disappointed.

4 of 6 people found this review helpful

The Chill of Night

A McCabe and Savage Thriller, Book 2

By:
James Hayman

Narrated by:
Stephen Mendel

Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
247

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
217

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
218

One cold night Lainie Goff, a glamorous young attorney on the fast track to a partnership at Portland's top firm, is found frozen in the trunk of her BMW on the local fishing pier. Detectives Mike McCabe and Maggie Savage quickly uncover a long list of suspects.

Good series

Second book I have listened to in this series. Strong characters. I didn’t see the ending coming. If you like police procedurals this is well done.

A Steep Price

(Tracy Crosswhite, Book 6)

By:
Robert Dugoni

Narrated by:
Emily Sutton-Smith

Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,803

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,610

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,604

Called in to consult after a young woman disappears, Tracy Crosswhite has the uneasy feeling that this is no ordinary missing-persons case. When the body turns up in an abandoned well, Tracy’s suspicions are confirmed. Estranged from her family, the victim had balked at an arranged marriage and had planned to attend graduate school. But someone cut her dreams short. Solving the mystery behind the murder isn’t Tracy’s only challenge. The detective is keeping a secret of her own: she’s pregnant.

Ok continuation to a good series

I have enjoyed the previous Tracy Crosswhite books. The series seems to be getting weaker. Good narration. Not sure I will continue with the series.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Dreams of Falling

By:
Karen White

Narrated by:
Shannon McManus,
Cassandra Campbell,
Susan Larkin

Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
600

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
570

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
563

On the banks of the North Santee River stands a moss-draped oak that was once entrusted with the dreams of three young girls. Into the tree's trunk they placed their greatest hopes, written on ribbons, for safekeeping - including the most important one: friends forever, come what may. But life can waylay the best of intentions....

Disappointing by one of my favorite authors

I usually enjoy Karen White. I ended up listening a 1.5 speed toward the end to finish the book. The characters couldn't make worse choices if they tried. Annoying story. Stick with her other books.

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

A Novel

By:
Robert Dugoni

Narrated by:
Robert Dugoni

Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,952

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,549

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,536

Sam Hill always saw the world through different eyes. Born with red pupils, he was called “Devil Boy” or Sam “Hell” by his classmates; “God’s will” is what his mother called his ocular albinism. Her words were of little comfort, but Sam persevered. Sam believed it was God who sent Ernie Cantwell, the only African American kid in his class, to be the friend he so desperately needed. And that it was God’s idea for Mickie Kennedy to storm into Our Lady of Mercy like a tornado, uprooting every rule Sam had been taught about boys and girls. Forty years later, Sam, a small-town eye doctor, is no longer certain anything was by design.

Not what you expect from the author

Very heavy Catholic overtones throughout the book. Good story about a boy growing up with a condition that makes him different from other kids.

The Weight of Silence

By:
Heather Gudenkauf

Narrated by:
Jim Colby,
Eliza Foss,
Cassandra Morris,
and others

Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
2,087

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,830

Story

4 out of 5 stars
1,831

It happens quietly one August morning. As dawn's shimmering light drenches the humid Iowa air, two families awaken to find their little girls have gone missing in the night. Now these families are tied by the question of what happened to their children. And the answer is trapped in the silence of unspoken family secrets.

Sad story about a broken family

It kept me interested but sad. Good depth to the characters. Very good narration. I liked having a different voice for each character.

Hellbent

An Orphan X Novel

By:
Gregg Hurwitz

Narrated by:
Scott Brick

Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
4,970

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
4,690

Story

5 out of 5 stars
4,669

Taken from a group home at age twelve, Evan Smoak was raised and trained as an off-the-books government assassin: Orphan X. After he broke with the Orphan Program, Evan disappeared and reinvented himself as the Nowhere Man, a man spoken about only in whispers and dedicated to helping the truly desperate.

Good follow up to the first book in the story

I enjoyed the first book. Could take or leave the second. This is a nice complement to the series.

The Kremlin's Candidate

The Red Sparrow Trilogy, Book 3

By:
Jason Matthews

Narrated by:
Jeremy Bobb

Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,371

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
3,156

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,150

Russian counterintelligence chief Colonel Dominika Egorova has been a recruited asset of the CIA, stealing Kremlin secrets for her CIA handler, Nate Nash, for over seven years. In the dazzling finale to the Red Sparrow Trilogy, their forbidden and tumultuous love affair continues, mortally dangerous for them both but irresistible. In Washington, a newly installed US administration is selecting its cabinet members. Dominika hears a whisper of a closely held Kremlin operation to place a mole inside a high intelligence position.

Must listen series

Fantastic series. Make sure to start at the beginning. I didn’t want it to end. Very good narration.

Still Me

A Novel

By:
Jojo Moyes

Narrated by:
Anna Acton

Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,200

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
3,831

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,813

Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life, confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles. She is thrown into the world of the super-rich Gopniks: Leonard and his much younger second wife, Agnes, and a never-ending array of household staff and hangers-on. Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her job and New York life within this privileged world.

better than 2, not quite as good as 1

Nice ending to series

This is not a good series to jump into. Start at the first book. Predictable but great characters and an engaging story. Good narration.

Pulse

By:
Felix Francis

Narrated by:
Clare Corbett

Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
107

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
97

Story

4 out of 5 stars
98

A smartly dressed man has been found unconscious at the local racecourse and is rushed to the hospital, where he subsequently dies. But who is he? Where does he come from? He had no form of identification on him, and no one claims the body. Doctor Chris Reynolds, a specialist who treated the deceased - and who struggles with mental health issues - is intrigued by the nameless dead man, obsessed even, and starts asking questions. However, someone doesn't want the questions answered and will go to any lengths to prevent it, including an attempted murder.

5 out of 5 stars

Hugely satisfying! Best "Francis" ever!

Terrible main character

Overall

1 out of 5 stars

Performance

5 out of 5 stars

Story

1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-02-18

I am so disappointed. This is one of my favorite authors. The main character Chris is so beyond stupid. It is painful to listen to the ridiculous things she does. If you are a fan of the Francis books skip this one.